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NIH-Sponsored Trial of Nasal COVID-19 Vaccine Opens
A Phase 1 trial testing the safety of an experimental nasal vaccine that may provide enhanced breadth of protection against emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is now enrolling healthy adults at three sites in the United States. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is sponsoring the...
Early HIV Treatment Shrinks Viral Reservoir
People with HIV who start antiretroviral treatment very soon after infection experience a faster decline in the size of the viral reservoir in CD4 T cells, according to study findings reported in a recent preprint. While early treatment usually does not prevent viral rebound after stopping antiretrovirals, a smaller reservoir could raise the likelihood of long-term remission in cure studies.
Nearly 1.8 Billion Adults at Risk of Disease From Not Enough Physical Activity
New data show that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022. The findings point to a worrying trend of physical inactivity among adults, which has increased by about 5 percentage points between 2010 and 2022.
U.K.-based aidsmap, a Longtime and Vital Source of HIV Information, to Close
The HIV community is losing a respected and vital voice. NAM aidsmap, which has provided HIV journalism and information for 37 years, announced its proposed closure this month. Billed as an HIV information charity, aidsmap has provided an array of treatment updates, news headlines, profiles, pamphlets, opinion pieces, booklets, guidelines,...
R.I.P. Dean Goishi, HIV and LGBTQ Advocate for Asian and Pacific Islanders
Dean Goishi, a trailblazing Japanese-American voice for HIV, LGBTQ and Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities, has died. His passing has been noted in numerous social media posts, but further details have not been reported. Goishi was a cofounder and retired director of Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (APAIT), a...
Exploring the Potential of Pharmacies to Increase Access to HIV Testing
In 2022, an estimated 31,800 people were diagnosed with HIV in the United States. Although HIV incidence has declined by 12% from 2018 to 2022, many people are still undiagnosed due to limited access to HIV testing resources. This has resulted in people with HIV who are unaware of their status going without treatment and wider health inequities among racial, sexual, and gender minority communities.
Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves
In 1979 San Francisco gay culture, the clones ruled. The dominant look in the Castro, the city’s gay hub, was hypermasculine: moustaches, leather jackets, flannel shirts, white tank tops, Levi 501s and boots or Nikes. Over Easter weekend, a trio of gay men challenged both the clones’ hypermasculinity and the antigay repression of the Catholic Church by dressing up as nuns. Their faces were painted white like harlequins, and they wore elaborately decorated, oversized wimples; the look would become the order’s signature. In such getups, Ken Bunch (Sister Vicious Power Hungry Bitch), Fred Brungard (Sister Missionary Position) and Baruch Golden marched to a gay nude beach, where they sparked both shock and amused fascination. With the campy humor that would come to define them, the order expanded, and its members called themselves The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. They soon appeared at many events, fairs and fundraisers throughout the city.
National HIV Testing Day 2024
Thursday, June 27, marks National HIV Testing Day (#HIVTesting Day and #NHTD), an annual observance to encourage people to get tested for HIV and, if positive, get linked to care and treatment. This year’s theme, “Level up your self-love: check your status,” calls upon individuals to take charge of their...
NIH Statement on Preliminary Efficacy Results of Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention in Cisgender Women
The injectable antiretroviral drug lenacapavir was safe and 100% effective as long-acting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among cisgender women in a Phase 3 clinical trial, according to top-line findings released by Gilead Sciences, Inc., the study sponsor. Lenacapavir is administered every six months, making it the most durable HIV prevention method to have shown efficacy in this population.
Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Cancer Survivors Have Higher Odds of Most Conditions
Cancer survivors who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or anything other than straight and cisgender (LGBTQ+) experience more chronic health conditions, disabilities, and other physical and cognitive limitations than non-LGBTQ+ cancer survivors; however, the prevalence of most conditions was highest among transgender or gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals, according to results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
HIV Treatment and Cure Research Highlights at AIDS 2024
In less than a month, thousands of people will gather at AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference, in Munich, Germany, and virtually to share knowledge, best practices and lessons learnt from the HIV response. Here is a preview of HIV treatment and cure research highlights you can expect. Register...
Court Mostly Upholds Coverage of PrEP and Preventive Health Care, for Now
In a decision it deemed “something of a mixed bag,” a federal appeals court upheld the mandate that health insurers must cover certain preventive services and their related costs, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV along with screenings for cancer. However, the court ruled against the system that decides which procedures must be covered, declaring that the agency behind the health coverage mandate operates unconstitutionally.
Magic Johnson Talks HIV Advocacy and New Billionaire Status
Earvin “Magic” Johnson sat down with BBC News to discuss HIV advocacy, becoming a billionaire and more. Johnson retired from the National Basketball Association in 1991, at the height of his stardom, after being diagnosed with HIV. This was before effective combination treatment became available and at a time when an HIV diagnosis was widely viewed as a death sentence.
The Fuzzy Science on Whether Fido Is Actually Good for You
F a decade, in blog posts and scientific papers and public talks, the psychologist Hal Herzog has questioned whether owning pets makes people happier and healthier. It is a lonely quest, convincing people that puppies and kittens may not actually be terrific for their physical and mental health. “When I talk to people about this,” Herzog recently said, “nobody believes me.” A prominent professor at a major public university once described him as “a super curmudgeon” who is, in effect, “trying to prove that apple pie causes cancer.”
Young Gay Latinos See Rising Share of New HIV Cases, Leading to Call for Targeted Funding
Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and feeling tired. He thought it was a cold. Then sores appeared in his groin and he would soak his bed with sweat. He took a test. On New Year’s Day 2022, at age 31, Hermida learned he...
Studying Benefits of Opt-Out Hepatitis C and HIV Testing
Aiming to expand access to hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV testing, researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (MSM) will use a $3.3 million grant to study and implement nationwide opt-out testing, according to a university news release. Opt-out testing, also referred to as universal screening, means...
A New Home for Lifebeat
Music was the message at the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation’s (ETAF) second annual New York Dinner, held May 8 at the legendary Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Plaza. The event honored Arthur Fogel, who heads global touring and concerts at Live Nation Entertainment, and marked the relaunch of Lifebeat as an HIV program of ETAF.
Sharing the Hope
Paul Edmonds, 68, of Desert Hot Springs, California, is one of only five people to be cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant for cancer treatment from a donor with a rare genetic mutation called CCR5-delta32 that prevents the virus from entering cells. Edmonds is the oldest person—and the...
HIV Cannot Spread in Pools
Some Texans recently took to Facebook to amplify rumors about AIDS spreading in a community swimming pool. To be clear, no cases of HIV transmission via swimming pools have ever been recorded, according to the University of Rochester Medical Center. The Facebook post read: “HOA [homeowners association] Pool Infected with...
Grindr Allegedly Shared HIV Status
A lawsuit filed in London’s High Court alleges that gay dating app Grindr shared users’ personal information, including HIV status and date of most recent HIV test, The Guardian reports. According to the lawsuit filed by the firm Austen Hays, Grindr shared the private data with two advertising companies without users’ consent.
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